Fernando Fitz-James Stuart, 15th Duke of Huéscar

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Fitz-James Stuart and the second or maternal family name is de Solís.
Fernando Fitz-James-Stuart
XV Duke of Huéscar

Full name

Fernando Luis Jesús Juan Fitz-James Stuart de Solís
Noble family Second House of FitzJames
House of Alba
Father Carlos Fitz-James Stuart, 19th Duke of Alba
Mother Matilde de Solís-Beaumont y Martínez de Campos
Born (1990-09-14) 14 September 1990
Madrid, Spain

Don Fernando Juan Fitz-James-Stuart y de Solís, 15th Duke of Huéscar, Grandee of Spain (born 14 September 1990), is a Spanish aristocrat. He is the current Duke of Huéscar, and heir-apparent to the Duchy of Alba and thereby to the Headship of the House of Alba.

Life and education

The Duke of Huéscar was born in Madrid and is the eldest son of Carlos Fitz-James Stuart, 19th Duke of Alba (born Madrid, Spain, 2 October 1948), and Matilde de Solís (born in Navarre, Spain, 13 June 1963[1]).

Ancestry

Titles and styles

On 25 November 2015, Fernando inherited the title Duke of Huescar, the traditional title of the heir of the House of Alba since the 16th century, ceded by his father.[3]

Notes

  1. Méndez, Juan (15 March 1988). "Matilde de Solís y Martínez de Campos" (in Spanish). Seville, Spain. El País. Retrieved 24 November 2014. Décima de 11 hermanos, hija de los marqueses de la Motilla, Matilde de Solís y Martínez de Campos, nacida en Navarra aunque afincada en Sevilla, será la futura duquesa de Alba. Su compromiso con Carlos Martínez de Irujo, primogénito y heredero de la casa de Alba, fue anunciado ayer públicamente en Sevilla. (...) Estudiante de geografía e historia, Matilde de Solís cumplirá 25 años el próximo 13 de junio día para el que está prevista en principio, la celebración de su boda.
  2. Heirs apparents of Grandees of Spain share their style, which is The Most Excellent. Francisco López-Nieto y Mallo, Honores y Protocolo, 2 Volumes, Consultor, 2006. ISBN 84-7052-290-6 and ISBN 978-84-7052-290-1
  3. BOLETÍN OFICIAL DEL ESTADO Miércoles 25 de noviembre de 2015 - Website Boe.es
Spanish nobility
Preceded by
Carlos Fitz-James Stuart
Duke of Huéscar
2015  present
Incumbent
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